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I'ulilllbcd 0"1\1 \ , . 'l'btlruta , . lit till ! COUl1t ent.
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aR IIn/\OnI.ft" . . matter for tran mlpnlon tbrollil.
the U. B. Malill.
BUUMOltll'TlUN l'IUOR :
One Vnar. tn MVRIICO. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.00
AI > VGHT18INO nATltM.
One columo.1llf month , $7 00. Onl'.half rol
umn. per moutn ' $100 ( luarlor column , pel
month , n.w 'iAJP thall 'luRller column , r , .
CUlltp , Inch I'or month
Ollf ! IIOr on allt 1'11\0 ' , & 0 coot8 I'or loob , po'
moulh
J.ocnl dvort1 IDIl6 CUll I Ior 11110 each Iller
&Iou.
&Iou.Notlcl' of church falrll , Boclablee and anlortah.
Inautl where monl'r III CIUUKCd , OIlO.blllf rlltop.
& > elrt , notlCOI antI rClllllutlonll , olill-Ilalf rnle ,
\\'utl.llug nnllcuB troe. halt Ilrlct' lor 1I01l1l..ID ,
.lIet of " .
Deat l"eMnlll. Ireo , b"Jr prlc" for pob\l \ bln ,
obltnar ) ' noticclI. IInd cardn of Ihanke.
Legal noU d at r..LIB I'fuvlded ' b7 a' atDtee 0'
Nebr"llIa.
Thursday , December 10 , 1903.
Since the Beacon performed it
genullections and retractions , il
is like the fox that lost its tail.
and is beseeching tlle Republican
to do likewise to the Chief. The
diffierence is the Republican don't
"have -Sargent Leader.
'fhe Nebras - a ' State - Un'cr. .
f'-
sity bought a Jeer for $65.00 and
namcd h11n Challcnger. The
Univerfty ! fee him at a cost 01
20 cents a dav for six and a hall I
months andma - c hilweigl - :
1,900 pounds and then shipped
him to Chicago. lIe won S45lJ
in prizes at the stock show and
waR then soM at public auction
for S449. 'l'hc tecr netted the
University $779 , and gave the
state a wiele reputation that it
win take other sta tes a long' time
to over shadow.
'Oi1 Inspector Church tclls a
most cheerful story of what ha
transpired in his department during -
.
ing the last six months. Subtracting -
tracting $6,566.45 , the total ex.
penditures for al1 purposes , from
$8,961.90 , the gross receipts , Mr.
Church finds that the department
has given the state a net prolit
for the half year of $3,395.45.
The November report , which i
not included in the above statement -
ment , shows $2,281.10 in r ceipts
more than double the average
monthly income for the rest of
the year.
Adjutant-General Culver is
outlining plans for a series practical -
tical as well as interesting experiments -
periments with the heliograph
. aparatus furnished to the signa ]
corps at Fremont by the govern.
ment , and with which the Nebraska -
braska boys scored such a remarkable -
able success at Fort Ri1ey.
General Culver states that the
Nebraska corps already has accomplished -
complished ever-thing that is I
required of simi1ar organizations
in the regular service , either at
manoeuvers or in time of actual
war , but that he win not be satisfied -
fied until N braslca has set a new
ark for communication
. n long-distance -
cation with the heliograph , util.
izing the sun's rays by day an
electricity by night. A 1itU < :
flash-ligh t conversation bet weel1
a detail located in the dome oj
the state house and a squad oc.
1 ; cupying an elevated station a1
h Fremont is one of the tasks whicl :
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, ; undertake.
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"t rJThe semi-annual apportion
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Just call up 127. Or better
still , come in yourself an pick ,
out something Crom my largc
and well selecte stock , Somc- !
thing practicable as well a
pretty. :
Broken Bow Souvenir :
Spoons , Sterling Sih'er , at :
40 Cents. I
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JEW.ELEl : & OP'.l'ICIAN. I
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it Wlust ycar during the cor. . i
rcsponding : months , 'I'reasurcr
Mortensen's monthly statement
just issued shows $249.78 in
the fund at the cnd ( 'f November ,
which sum will be swelled to
something over .250,000 when
the apportionment is made.
Duri ng the whole of 'l'reasu rer
lortensen's term , interest rates
have been at the lowest ebb , a
condition which , if entirely stis ; -
factory to Nebraskans in all other ,
respects , is not calculated to increase -
crease the earning capacity of
the permanent school fund. "By
Keeping every penny of the per-
Inutlcnt fund invested , Mr.
lorlensen has been able to make
l most handsome showing on
previous apportionment days ,
an it is most gratifying to learn
that thc December disbursement
probably wi11 exceed that of a
, ear ago by something like
518,000.
In thc last issue of the Alliance -
ce Grip , F. M. Broone announces
lhat he has again bought back
tlis old intercst in the Alliance
Grip and will again take editori-
11 charge. 'l'he Grip was found-
, d by Mr. Broone some lifteen
rears ago and is now owned by a
company. For the past year the
paper has been under the editori-
a ] and management of Stanley
' 1' . Hay , who has run it as a're-
publican paper , he being republi-
. : an township committeeman of
Alliance. Mr. Broone announces
that he wi11 relinquish his right
to the Lund Office patronage ,
which the paper has been receiving -
ing uneder } .tlr. l ay' management -
ment , and the Grip wi11 in the
future , as under his managemen1
before advocate democracy. Th < :
Rl\1'UDI.ICAN welcome's Mr. Brool1t :
back to the fraternity , but.w . < :
are sorry to know that during hi !
vacation he was not convcrtec
from the evil of his political wa
of thinking.
( } ntUc Men In UCTolt.
Western cattle raisers are will
ing to pay $500,000 to satisfy j
curiousity of many years stand
ing. They believe they havl
been . "easylmarks , " and have . .de
cHled to learn for themselv ( ' :
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what are the profits that havi
been reaped by the cattle b yer
This is one of the motives of tIll
organization to bui1d and op ratl
lit independent packing plant , a
a co-operative venture int dcl
to demonstrate that the comoina
tion of powerful packers , knowl
as the "Beef Trust , " has forcel
t down prices for live stock whU ,
it has increased thc cost to th ,
consumer.
'l'he lords of a thousand herd
,
on the ranches of Wyoming
Colorado , Montana , Kansas , Ne
braslm and the Dakotas have hal
the prices of their cattle fixed b :
ring of stockyard buyers troug :
the last decade , with a domineel
ing contempt for the laws of' SU {
ply and demand. The injunc
tion proceedings success full
prosecuted by Attorney-Genen
Knox last year against the aUeg
ed "Beef Combine , " include
proofs that the "gentlemenl
agreemcnt" held swa ) ' from th
range to the Eastern market. ]
was shown also that such lead in
mcmbers of the combination < I
the Armours and Swifts had al
quired "ast rolnching interests f (
the purpose of holding hack , (
throwing into.the market , catt :
in sut1icicnt number to bul\var
the gencral scheme of manipul'n
ing prices. Separatclproceedlli
in Missouri brought these faci
closer home to the stock raiser
and their g'ric"ances and susp
cions were focused in convictiOl
f 'l'heir opposition has tale
! aggressive form in the capitalizi
i tion of the Independent Pac1dn
company Dwhose war-chest
rapidly filling in Denver. 'l'l
enterprise is directed by a COl1
pany of conservative and dete
mined men , led by John ,
Springer , President of tbe Ni
tional Live Stock Associatiol
who have JDoney and courage 1
back them in n fight to n finisl
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IJi ma.w.Ml
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II which hnbecn : controlled tJ ) ' nix
firms , working in harmony , COb-
I trolling three-fourths of the beef
production and distribution in
the country , with a total yearly
busincss of $700,000,000. At a
rccent meeting of the d re tors
of the independenttcompany one
of them said , as he thumped the
table : "If necessary to raise the
money , I'll c t m ) ' herd in two
and put one..i1Ulf into the pacldng
plant. "
The distribution of profits
among the stockholders , and the '
saying of stock yard charges and
commission fees are reasons for
the undertaking , but these are
flavored with five mmion dollars
worth of curiosity to 1ind out
what share of the enormous profits -
fits of the "Combine" have been
w" ted from the cattle owner ,
whose purse has been growing
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leaner , no matter how prices
soarcd in the consumer's markets.
The Inten tate Comulerce Com-
mision has at ] ea'st , checked the
sweeping evil of , railroadrebates
secretl ) ' granted to 'the' "Com-
bine" packers , and. . . . this is the
weapon the independent"1packers
must fear most in their yigorous
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campaign to restore the. play of
fair competition in th i ; r.'eting !
of cattle on the hoof.'G011ier's .
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Gradually an erroneous Impress-
ion.is spreading itself qr . . , ' the
state with regard to the st'ntus of
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the revcnue measure passed at
the last session of the legil'aturc.
This impression hasllar'isen in
the minds of some thropgh a
misconception of the opinWns recently -
cently handed down by the 'three
membersof Division No. Three
of'the supreme court conimission
and it has been instilled in the
minds of others by the p'u' mca-
r tion of deliberate mi represeta-
tions of the result of the recent
mandamus cases , and thati' too ,
by publicists who cannot plead
- ignorance of the law or of the
[ J , fact , to excuse the r mis-state.
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- ments.
But no matter what inducc5
- them to adopt that concfusion , 01
p etend to , many editors are an.
nouncing that the law has' beel1
. "torn to pieces , " "shot full 0 1
boles , " and many 9ther eloqnen1
butlmore or less inelegant phrase
are employed to carry to an anxi.
ous public the fallacio 's' 1de
- that the interpreters of th law
have undone the work of tlH
framers of the Jaw.
In the first place , not one 0 :
the commissioners has said 01
hinted that the law is' "f ll 0
s glaring errors , " "unconstitution
al as a whole" or anything 0
that sort. Commissioner Duffil
who wrote the only opini01
which declared that die entirl
law must faJI , pl 'inl ) ' states tha
the insurance sections alone arj
) - faulty. Not only does he hoh
the law good in all other respect :
with regard to its constitution
ality , but he goes on to say
"Except in the matters pointe (
out with regard to the method 0
assessing and taxing insuranci
companies , we believe the la\v tl
be not on ] ) ' fair to the taxpayer
but one admirabl ) ' adapted to UII
equitable distribution of the bur
den of taxation among the pro
pert ) ' owne\"s of the state
( Duffie's opiniou , Page 22 , Linl
29) ) and this statement is enders
cd by both thelother commission
ers. It may be as well to sa :
s here that Commissioner Duffie i
Ls , a Democrat , Commissioner Kirk
s , patrick a Pop list and Commis
isioner Letton a Hepublican.
: l. But tbe other commissioner
n do not concur in Commissioner
[ Duffiie's opinion , that bccaus
Ig tbe ] egisaturc ] , througb an ex
is ccss of loyalt ) ' to Nebraska insti
Ie tutions imposed an extra tax 0
[ 1- two per cent upon the gross earn
rings of foreign in.mrance com
{ . panies doing business in tbe stat
[ Jthe entire act is nullified.
11 , Judge Letton is an exceclingl. .
to well-writtcn opinion holds tba
1. while the legislature may hav
11- been over-.cealous : . in tbe cause 0
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Nebl'fl9Un'U ' cOlUpll1i [ " , the COltl't'1 '
has only to lift from the 5110111- :
tler5 of the foreign corporations I
the extra hurden unlawfully im-I
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posed , and place them upon an
equal footing with the home con-I
cerns , and the Jaw would work
perfecU ) ' in all of its parts. I
Judge Kirkpatrick goes even
further than the most sanguine 11
admirer of the law , the most ar-I
dent champion of the legislature
dared hope ; he holds that ever.y
section in the bill is valid and
practical and that the legislature
did absoutel ] ) ' nothing which the
'I courts should . feel called upon to
undo.
To sum up we havc one jurist
believing that the law is invalid
because it has a single defect , a
second who admit9 that it contains -
tains one error , but contends that
that error is not important , and
a third who upholds it from its
title to its concluding syllable.
Can those 'od ] eastcrn states
which havc been twenty to forty
years 111 the uvsiness of making
their r'vcnue laws produce : ! .
statute today which will pass
through the judical threshing
machine and show more whole
grain and less chaff and smut
than this so-caned "make-shift"
measure framed and passcd
amidst the bustle and confusion
of a busy legislature session ? Is
there another act upon the books
in Nebraska or elsewhere , which
is of simHar length or importance -
ce , and from the hour of its passage -
age has heen found less faulty ?
'l'he issues in the case were
presented to the supreme court
last week , and a decision is expected - 1
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pected about Dec. 15. 'l'he court.
may adopt the conc1usions of
either of the learned gentlemen
who as commissioners have
weighed and measured the act ,
and the most 'that can be said is
that the Nebraska legislature , in
framing a bill which treats with
every variety of property and
industry from the wash-woman's
tub to the trackage , rolling stock
and other immense properties of
the largest railway corporation
in the state , and in buHding and
assembling the hundreds of sec-
I tions in that act , MADE ONE
ERROR.
Cou blng Hpcll Cauoed Dcath.
"Harry Duckwell , aged 25
years , choke ? to dea h early ye.s-
terday mormng at I11s home , 111
the presence of his wife and
. child. He contracted a slight
L c ld a few d.a's ag < ; > and paid but
httle attentlOn to It. Yesterda }
mormng he was seized with a
fit of coughing which continued
for some time. His wife sent for
a physician but before he could
arrive , another coughing spell
came on and Duckwel1 died from
suffocation.-St. I..fouis Globe-
- Democrat , Dec. I , 1901. " Bal-
lard's Horehound Syrup would
have saved him. 25c , 50c and
$1.00. Sold by Ed. McComas ,
Broken Bow and Merna.
HEALTH
"I don't think " 8 cout keep
bOUl8 without Thedford's DllPock-
Draught. Wo have used It In the
family for over two years "ltb the
beat of results. I ) javo not. had.
doctor In the house for that length
of tlmo. It Is. . doctor In Itself and
always ready to mnko a person well
andhappy. " AMEB nALL , Jack-
eouvWe , III.
Bcc/mse this great medicine
relieves stomach pains , frees the
constipated bovcls and invigol"-
atcs tlie torpid liver and weakened -
ened kidneys
No DOCTOR
Is necessary In the homo where
Thedford's Dlack-Draught is
kept. Families living In the
coun , miles from any physi-
cil1n , lil1ve been kept in health
for , cars with this medicine as
thetr only doctor. Thedford's
Black - DrauRht cures biliousness -
ness , dyspepsia , coldsl chills and
f verl bad blood , lIeadnches
dlarrllma , constipation , coli
and almost every other ailment
because the stomach , bowels
liver and kidney > > 10 nearly COntrol -
trol the health.
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He is holding hih ! glee with us this year. because -
cause we arc stocked with the finest line of
Lamps in Custer county at about one-half of
our competitors prices. Cal1 and look at them. (
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One of these Lamps would mulie a beautifn ] rl
Xmas Gift. 'We are also hcm'i ! ) ' stocked with a .
pure and wholesome line of.)1
tit ;
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: t\Tevv J..903 Can.dies
New \Vannts ] , Phi1bel'ts , Hazel Nuts , Pecans ,
ft ; Amends ] , Peanuts , Chestnuts.
? : China Cracker Jars , Plates , Cups , Mugs , \Vater
Sets , Shaving- Mugs , Sauce Dishes ,
Cal\e Plates , etc" etc.
For Y Ollr Clristn1 ] lS Dinner :
Oysters , Oranges.
Celery , Bannanas ,
Cranberries , Grapes ,
li'igs , Raisins ,
Dates , York State Apples ,
Nuts , Sweet Apple Cider ,
Pure Honey-comb and extract-B ma e.
Send your Christmas 'l'ree committee Lo
us.Ve wi11 savc ) 'ou money.
Yours for Health ,
J. C. BOWEN ,
DQ.as. 1903.
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'l'he AUiance Grip , which is
regarded as the official organ of
the B. & M. R. H . gives the
following account of the wreck
which occured near Maon ! City
last week which is prohably
correct :
'l'rain second 4 ( , in charge of
conductor L. King and engineer
F. W. Rehder ran into first 46
three mHes east of Mason Tuesday -
day morning about 10:40 : ki11ing
J. E. Larkin of Brush , Coo. ] , and
Thos. Dye , of Eugene , Oregon ,
and injuring R. R. Kinkaid of
Bingham , Neb. Larkin , Dye
and Kinkaid were stockmen and
were in the way car of first 46.
The remains of Larkin were prepared -
pared for burial at Broken Bow
and shipped to Brush , where two
grown children reside , accompanied -
panied by road master D. C. McIntyre -
Intyre of Alliance. The remains
of Dye were shipped to Ord ,
Neb. , where two sons reside. He
has a wife living in Springfield ,
Oregon. Kinkaid was not
seriously injured and is in charge
of the Burlington surgeon , Dr.
Bently , at Ravenna. First 4 ( )
was in charge of conductor C D.
Conn and engineer H. J. South-
welL A strange thing in connection -
tion with the accident is the
slightness of it as far as damage
to rolling stock is concerned , to
prove so fatally. First 46 when
struck was running about 25
mi1es per hour and second 4& ran
into them going about 35 mi1es
per hour. The engine on second
4 ( , was but slightly damaged and
the way car ot first 4 ( , was only
broken in at the end. 'l'he kiU-
ed and injured were caught in
the rear end of the way car whHe
tr'ing to ge off. After the
wreck the tram : > were able to proceed -
ceed with slight delay. It is not
known who wiU be held responsible -
sible for the accident.
'fhe Al1iance Herad ] adds
that :
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Take l.aXlltlve IIromo Quilllnll Tablets. All
"rl1I1I hI8 r'CoDlI tbo mOIJ\Y If Il Calle to ruro ,
G W. ttro\'e's Blllualnrel. . on eMb box. 5c.
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section saw the impending danger -
ger and ga\'c the alarm , to the
stockmen who werc in the way
car. Realizing that there was
something wrong and that a
collision was probable , the passengers -
sengers got out on the platforms
and most of them jumped , but
R. JD. Larkins of Brush , Coo. ] ,
and 'fhomas Dye of Eugene , Or. ,
who were eldcrv ] men and afraid
to jump iromthe - first-moving
train. 'l'her were both caught
in the wreck and ki1led. One of
them was picked up in the midde ]
of the track mangled almost beyond -
yond recognition. The other
man was run over b ) ' the wheels
and badly cut up , but was not
instantly ki11ed. He never regained -
gained consciousness and died an
hour or two after the accident.
The other passengers , among
them being Ralph Tayor ] of 'f
Hyannis , R. R. Kinkaid of Bingham -
ham , and l d. Edred ] and Charles
Avery , who reside south of Alli-
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Each lump has fire in it and
Itl much heat. Oue does uot have to
bum J A m
to "all , . that ; t ; , good. Ou. m
M da"s use wilt provc that. An
It. ! the consumptiou iu that time wilt
he comparativclv low. '
I1J " lIeat-gi\-
iug qualities iu" this case do not
mean rapi combustion. There is
I a ycry small perccntagc of waste.
We would appreciatc your orders.
m Dierks Lumber & Coal Co ,
1M BROKEN BOW. . NEBRASKA.
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14u b.r and other bUi111 D .na-
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